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Indoor photo inside a large white tent with a red carpet and hanging colourful tassel decorations. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a topknot and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange dhoti, golden waist ornaments, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, stands with hands joined. Several other men in matching orange robes and topknots stand in a row along the edge of a metal counter, and a cameraman on a tripod films the scene. A large audience of seated devotees, many in white, fills the hall.

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May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of an indoor ritual inside a large white tent with ceiling fans and hanging colourful garlands and small lamps. Several young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long braided hair knots, rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads stand in a row holding oil lamps and brass bells. A seated audience of many devotees, mostly women in white and colourful saris, fills the red-carpeted floor, and a camera on a tripod films the scene while a man in white stands nearby.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 20 20162016-05-20Photograph of an aarti or lamp ritual in a large tented hall with a red carpet. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with white tilak and arm markings, stand in a row holding multi-tiered brass lamps with lit flames. A metal altar counter with brass lamps lies on the left. Seated devotees in white and colourful clothing fill the background, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at centre. Hanging decorative lamps and fans hang from the tent ceiling.2016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20May 21 20162016-05-21May 20 20162016-05-20A photograph inside a large white tent during a ritual at the Vaicharik Mahasabha. Several young men in orange-saffron robes with gold borders stand in a line holding large brass multi-tiered oil lamps with lit flames; some wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Beside them, a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a lamp, and rows of lit oil lamps and brass lamps sit on a long metal-topped altar table. Red carpet covers the floor, and a seated crowd fills the background, with colourful hanging decorations overhead.2016-05-20May 02 20162016-05-02Photograph of a ritual aarti at an indoor tented hall. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with matted hair in top knots and rudraksha malas, stand in a row holding ornate brass aarti lamps with flames and handbells. A woman in a saffron sari and other devotees in white and pink stand behind, a small child sits on the red carpet, and a long metal offering table lies at left. Ceremonial padapuja-style worship with lamps.2016-05-20